Improvement in drags



J. W. NEWTON. DRAG.

No. 96,829. Patented Nov. 16, 186-9.

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Lam Patent No. 96,829, dated November 16, 1869; mama Novembor l, 13 9.

DIPROVEMBNT IN DRAG-S.

The flehednh radon-ad to is than Letters Patent and mailing part of thelune.

To all whom it may concern i Be-it known that 1, JOHN W. NEw'rcN, Genevain the county of Walw0rth,-and State of Wisconsin, have invented a newand improved Drag; and I do hereby declare. the following to be a mu,clear, and

exact description thereof, suiiicient to enable those skilled in the artto fully understand the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, formiug part of this specification, and in which my inventionfisillustrated by a perspective view.

Before plowing, it is preferable to-remove or loosen lt-hedstubble,vines, or turf which usually cucumbers old an My invention is an.improved implement for this purpose; and

It consists of a number of teeth set in a stock, which is provided witha braced tongue and a. curved bow or handle.

In the drawings- Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several figures.

A, in the drawings, represents the stock of my drag, in which is setanumber of long pointed teeth, a.

B is the tongue, fitted on to-the stock A as shown,

and secured thereto by means ofthe strap b, attached to the front of thestock, or by means of a pin, or one of the teeth a passing downwardthrough the rear end of the tongue and into the stock. If desired ornecessary, to render the attachment of the tongue more G is a bow orhandle, of wood or metal, set in the stock, and serving as a meanswhereby the latter may be lifted over corn-stalks or other-impedimentsto progress.

The field is traversed with this drag, which penetrates the soilsufficiently to catch into the roots of the turf, stubble, or vines, andtear them up.

- The torn-up roots are gathered by the'teeth, and may be thus drawninto heaps or entirely outof the way, leaving the soil clear and openfor the easy and efl'ective passage of ,the plow.

I would here state that the pole or tongiie'may be ments substituted inits. place. Therefore I do not limit-myself to the tongue and braces,,but I prefer the construction shown and described. v Constructed asabove described, a cheap, simple. and durable implement iii-produced,which is well adapted to work eflectually' in preparing land forplowing. u

Having thus described my invention, T WhatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

'The straight, rigid-toothed drag, consisting of the stock A, teeth cia; braces c c, and curved bow or handle 0,2111 constructed, arrangedand'operated in the mariner and for the purpose set forth.

. To the above specification I have signed my name, this 5th day ofFebruary, 1869.

J OHN W. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT Hsmcuuss, Geo. 1. LEE.

